Peter Coleman

Woodside Petroleum has reported a net loss of $US4.1 billion ($A5.7 billion) in the first half of 2020, despite achieving record output in the six months to December 30.

Woodside has moved to acquire a majority stake in its Sangomar joint venture, paying $428 million to obtain UK-based explorer Cairn Energy’s interest in the project.

Australia's green bank will have its remit expanded to include carbon capture and storage, green steel and hydrogen.

More than $18 billion of taxpayer funds will go toward new energy technologies in a bid to lower Australia's emissions.

WA gas could be sent east through a pipeline but such a project would need government backing, Peter Coleman said today, while hitting back against Woodside’s environmental critics.

An in-depth analysis of the re-emerging case for a west-east gas pipeline, which could provide a demand source for projects like Equus.

Expansion plans are in the works for some of WA’s biggest exporters, but commodity prices and projects face uncertainty.

A lower oil price has cut Woodside Petroleum’s revenue by about 40 per cent, but the company is studying to lift planned capacity of its Scarborough LNG project.

Two production licences have been granted for Woodside’s Scarborough project, but there are still hurdles before a final investment decision due late next year.

Business News’s in-depth remuneration survey shines a light on the state’s high-income earners.

Woodside Petroleum has announced Peter Coleman will retire as chief executive before the end of next year, with three internal candidates likely to be in contention for the role.

Woodside Petroleum’s Scarborough LNG project faces a new hurdle after the Conservation Council of WA lodged a Supreme Court action to overturn environmental approvals.

The state government has disclosed that nearly all gas from the onshore Waitsia project will be exported, at least for the initial six years of production.

Woodside has doubled a supply contract for its proposed Scarborough project, following a record year for Australian production and LNG prices hitting highs.

Prices have hit record highs for Woodside’s oil and gas exports, while the company has signed a hydrogen deal in Tasmania.

Impairments drove Australian petroleum company Woodside to a net loss of $US4 billion, but underlying profit was $US447 million.

Decisions on two big gas projects are due, $12 billion of chemical projects are under consideration, and a decommissioning timebomb awaits.

Woodside Petroleum has announced that Meg O’Neill will be acting chief executive from April 20 after bringing forward Peter Coleman’s retirement date.

Woodside chairman Richard Goyder has sought to hose down speculation about an abrupt leadership change after an earlier than expected retirement for Peter Coleman was revealed yesterday.

The state government has a huge aspirational target to have 200 gigawatts of hydrogen capacity by 2040, but needs to prepare for hurdles with land use, environmental impact and native title.

Woodside is making hard work of its simultaneous energy and management transitions.

The difficulty of building large scale hydrogen export projects has been brought into sharp focus after a multi-billion dollar Pilbara proposal was knocked back on environmental grounds.

Perth company Infinite Blue Energy has achieved a recruiting coup, signing up former Woodside Petroleum chief executive Peter Coleman as its chairman.

Infinite Blue Energy will buy the Northam Solar Farm and hopes to invest $80 million to build a green hydrogen project; while a deal for Merredin Solar Farm is progressing.

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A renewable energy company will shed its name in favour of a new moniker representing its commitment to renewable hydrogen.

Technip has been picked for front-end engineering and design work at a planned 10 megawatt green hydrogen project in Northam.

Inflation and sluggish wage growth has barely affected pay for many of WA's top executives.

Lithium chemicals companies Allkem and Livent have locked in an all-stock merger to create a new global player worth $A15.7 billion.

Perth company Infinite Green Energy has linked up with South Korea’s Samsung C&T to pursue the development of a world-scale hydrogen plant just south of Dongara.

Renewable energy hopeful Infinite Green Energy and Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group have recruited a third partner to develop a proposed hydrogen project in Northam.

Allkem shareholders have given the tick of approval for the major merger with Livent Corporation to form Arcadium Lithium valued at $16 billion.

Mark Beyer and Mark Pownall discuss takeover deals for MMA and APM; hydrogen approvals challenges; payroll tax; WA’s gas market; and resource export outlook.

Arcadium Lithium plans to mothball its Mt Cattlin lithium mine north of Ravensthorpe citing the continued slump of spodumene prices.

Rio Tinto is boasting the world’s largest lithium resource base and major growth options after striking a counter-cyclical $US6.7 billion ($A9.9 billion) deal to buy Arcadium Lithium.

Mining heavyweight Rio Tinto has confirmed the shuttering of its newly acquired Mt Cattlin lithium mine is nearly complete but will continue to study a possible underground development.